Meaning of Birth in the Oracle of the Triad

Card no. 33

Here we are dealing with a new neutral card, which can therefore be either positive or negative in the announcements it presents to the querent. But since there are after all quite few truly negative cards within this Oracle, it stands every chance of being surrounded only by positive cards during the reading, and thus of being favourable to the querent. In any case, if it is connected with bringing a child into the world, it is above all renewal that the card seeks to speak of, the start of a new cycle along the path of a life. It is a deeply symbolic card, one that touches our most profound feelings.

Heavy with esoteric and Masonic symbols, the Birth card depicts above all a close-up of an egg. An uncommon universal symbol, this egg rests upon a lotus flower, so that it embodies the birth of the world as it is represented in Greek mythology and in many others across the globe. With its blue background, the card is linked to Water, which is the very essence of life on Earth, while the many symbols displayed in the background remind us that all birth is tied to feminine energy, represented by the planet Venus. Finally, the card is connected with the astrological sign of Cancer, and with the number 33, which evokes the higher power that serves as our guide in numerology.

During a divinatory reading, the Birth card may indeed speak of the future coming into the world of a newborn, but it can also very often reveal a fresh start in the life of the querent. It is the other cards accompanying it that will give more details about the predictions it may bring.

Keywords: Cycle, Beginning, Bringing forth, Renewal, Creation, Energy